This challenge is hosted by Behold the Stars and involves the classics.
Challenge period: 1st January to 31st December, 2015
Sign up: Anytime during the year
The Goal: To travel England by reading, and read at least one book per however many counties of England you decide to read.
The Levels: Level One (1-3 counties), Level Two (4-6 counties), Level Three (7-12 counties) and Level Four (12+ counties)
I have decided to opt for Level Four (12+ counties). The host of the challenge has compiled a list and I will browse that first for inspiration and then check out some of the novels on my list for The Classics Club challenge.
My Counties and Novels
Here is my list of counties and novels to be read in no particular order. Also, I may have to substitute other novels if I cannot obtain copies of the ones I have nominated. The book hunt always adds to the excitement of any reading challenge.
Bedfordshire
The Two Sisters by H.E. Bates
Berkshire
The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West
Cornwall
The House on the Strand by Daphne Du Maurier
The Dead Secret by Wilkie Collins (read in August)
Derbyshire
Beau Brocade by Baroness Orczy (read in September)
Devon
The American Prisoner by Eden Phillpotts
A Horseman Riding By by R.L. Delderfield
Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope (read in September)
Dorset
Moonfleet by J.Meade Falkner (read in July)
Essex
Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens
Gloucestershire
Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee
Kent
Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh by Russell Thorndike
Lancashire
Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell
Norfolk
The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley
Somerset
The Belton Estate by Anthony Trollope (read in August)
Suffolk
The Black Arrow: A Tale of Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson
Wiltshire
The Castle Inn by Stanley John Weyman (read in August)
Yorkshire
The Rose in Splendour: A Story of the Wars of Lancaster and York by Leslie Barringer
Shirley by Charlotte Brontë
My Counties and Novels
Here is my list of counties and novels to be read in no particular order. Also, I may have to substitute other novels if I cannot obtain copies of the ones I have nominated. The book hunt always adds to the excitement of any reading challenge.
Bedfordshire
The Two Sisters by H.E. Bates
Berkshire
The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West
Cornwall
The House on the Strand by Daphne Du Maurier
The Dead Secret by Wilkie Collins (read in August)
Derbyshire
Beau Brocade by Baroness Orczy (read in September)
Devon
The American Prisoner by Eden Phillpotts
A Horseman Riding By by R.L. Delderfield
Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope (read in September)
Dorset
Moonfleet by J.Meade Falkner (read in July)
Essex
Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens
Gloucestershire
Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee
Kent
Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh by Russell Thorndike
Lancashire
Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell
Norfolk
The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley
Somerset
The Belton Estate by Anthony Trollope (read in August)
Suffolk
The Black Arrow: A Tale of Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson
Wiltshire
The Castle Inn by Stanley John Weyman (read in August)
Yorkshire
The Rose in Splendour: A Story of the Wars of Lancaster and York by Leslie Barringer
Shirley by Charlotte Brontë
We've got some in common :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you love Shirley, it's one of my favourites. And I'll be interested to see what you make of The Belton Estate - I love Trollope but I've not read that one yet.
Good luck :)
Thank you. I was undecided which book to read first from my list so I will start with Shirley. I've not read any Trollope so this will be a new experience for me.
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